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In Madrid, Gay Activists From Muslim World Urge Freedom
The Arab Spring brought a taste of liberty for north Africa's gay and transgender communities, but six years on their...
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...
Qatar’s Defence Minister To Visit Turkey Amid Base Controversy
The defence minister of Qatar is to visit its ally Turkey on Friday, state media reported, as Ankara resists pressure...
Egypt Slashes Fuel Subsidies In IMF-Backed Reform
Egypt announced a new sharp increase in fuel prices on Thursday, as it slashes government subsidies in a tough...
Dubai Ruler Takes To Verse To Urge Qatar Turnabout
The ruler of Dubai has taken to verse to urge Qatar to concede to the demands of Saudi Arabia and its allies for an end...
Asians Stuck In Saudi After Qatari Bosses Ordered Out
Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia -- potentially illegally -- after...
Qataris Hire Swiss Lawyers To Sue Gulf ‘siege’ States
A top Qatari human rights group said Wednesday it will employ Swiss lawyers to seek compensation for those impacted by...
Hamas Building Gaza Buffer Zone As It Seeks Improved Egypt Ties
Gaza's rulers Hamas said they had begun building a new buffer zone along the southern border with Egypt on Wednesday,...
Qatar Slams Saudi Refusal To Negotiate
Qatar on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending a...
Saudis Stand Tough As Top Gulf Diplomats In Washington For Qatar Talks
Three top Gulf diplomats were in Washington Tuesday as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to help resolve the...
Saudis Say Demands ‘non-Negotiable’ As Qatar, US Officials Meet
Saudi Arabia reiterated Tuesday that its demands on Qatar were not negotiable, as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
Tillerson To Meet Qatari Counterpart In Washington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his Qatari counterpart Tuesday in Washington, after the US...
Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf
A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...
Epic Struggle of Film About Cairo On Eve of Revolution
Everyone thought Tamer El Said had gone mad in the decade it took him to make his film "In the Last Days of the City"....
Iran Seeks Stronger Ties With Qatar
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a Saudi-led...
US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...
Erdogan Says Saudi-Led Ultimatum On Qatar ‘against International Law’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday welcomed Qatar's dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi...
Soweto’s Urban Entrepreneurs Take On the World
At the back of Mandisa Zwane's typical yellow plaster-clad Soweto house is a bustling hive of activity set to a...